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There's also a persistent rumor/concept among Linux aficionados that some or all of the worst profanity spouting, knuckle-dragging, "Sodomize Microsoft!" fanboi

by bediger 15y ago

There's also a persistent rumor/concept among Linux aficionados that some or all of the worst profanity spouting, knuckle-dragging, "Sodomize Microsoft!" fanbois are actually paid-for "reverse shills". That is, some vague conspiracy finances trolls to make the rest of Linux advocates look stupid. This rumor seems like an example of "Poe's Law" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poes_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poes_law) in action.

cooldeal 15y ago
You mean ones like this? http://it.slashdot.org/story/07/07/19/1231216/Mac-Worm-Author-Gets-Death-Threats http://it.slashdot.org/story/07/07/19/1231216/Mac-Worm-Autho... MS could get into a lot of legal trouble if they're caught faking death threats against Mac researchers. There are people who actually believe this?
rbanffy 15y ago
> There's also a persistent rumor/concept among Linux aficionados Never heard such thing and people here can tell you I am a very vocal Linux aficionado. But there are companies who specialize in interfering with forums to adjust brand-awareness for their clients.
- exJMCN 15y ago
  You haven't read Boycott Novell or even Groklaw? The articles and comments are full of paranoid people who see Microsoft behind EVERYTHING.
- shabble 15y ago
  I'm reminded of the recent HBGary hack/infodump which contained a lot of material about creating software to ease/simplify sockpuppeting and plausible background generation for the US government. One article: https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/12250-HBGary-Federal-Document-on-Manipulating-Social-Media.html https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/12250-HBGary-Federal-... Dozens of others, including probably the leaked docs themselves via Google.
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